168: Building Hundreds of Homes to Sell or Rent with Cameron Skinner

<p>Today we’re excited to bring you an interview with a savvy investor who’s done over 500 deals —&nbsp;Cameron Skinner. Cameron got his start with new construction spec builds in the late 1990s and due to the changing economy created an interesting twist that we know you guys are going to just love. This episode is packed with incredible, actionable advice that will leave you shouting, “I’m totally going to do that strategy!”</p><p>In This Episode We Cover:</p><ul><li>How Cameron&nbsp;got started&nbsp;by partnering with someone</li><li>Why he started with&nbsp;new construction</li><li>Can anyone&nbsp;build to rent?</li><li>How to&nbsp;calculate&nbsp;capex&nbsp;and why it’s important</li><li>What exactly&nbsp;cost segregation&nbsp;is</li><li>How to get&nbsp;tax benefits&nbsp;now</li><li>How many&nbsp;deals Cameron has&nbsp;done so far</li><li>His experience&nbsp;during the&nbsp;crash</li><li>What you should know about how&nbsp;lease options&nbsp;work</li><li>When to seek&nbsp;professional advice regarding the&nbsp;laws&nbsp;in your area</li><li>How to know your&nbsp;market</li><li>Downsides&nbsp;of the build-rent strategy</li><li>Tricks for finding the best&nbsp;contractor</li><li>How he completed&nbsp;so many&nbsp;deals&nbsp;without picking up a hammer</li><li>How to keep&nbsp;an “investor mindset” to find&nbsp;the best deals</li><li>The importance of finding&nbsp;out your&nbsp;skill set</li><li>Why Cameron has&nbsp;no employees</li><li>The&nbsp;cost&nbsp;of tearing down a property</li><li>And SO much more!</li></ul><p>Links from the Show</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/analysis" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Analysis</a></li><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/calc" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Calculators</a></li><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Forums</a></li><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts" target="_blank">Keyword Alerts</a></li><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/meet" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Me